/ Dictionary / Index C cackle: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cack•le Pronunciation: (kak'ul), [key] — v., n. -led, -ling, —v.i. to utter a shrill, broken sound or cry, as of a hen. to laugh in a shrill, broken manner. to chatter noisily; prattle. —v.t. to utter with cackles; express by cackling: They cackled their disapproval. —n. the act or sound of cackling. chatter; idle talk. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cackle (Thesaurus) cack cackleberry Related Content Daily Word Quiz: inutiae Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language